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White Paper: Infinity Resources Cuts DVD Postage 145%

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Bob Makofsky

Easing Postage Pressures How to Get in Shape and Optimize Savings Executive Summary ●      After the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) restructured rates in May 2007, Chicago fulfillment company Infinity Resources, Inc. saw its postage costs increase 166% for media mailed … Continue reading →

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First Class Mail Holds Steady

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Bob Makofsky

My quick analysis below shows that the Postal Regulatory Commission has held steady to their word of increasing postage rates in line with the Consumer Price Index.  Rates for 2009, implemented today show a 3% increase over 2008. Interesting to … Continue reading →

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Rate Increases Target Small Parcel Shippers

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Bob Makofsky

This past week, Patrick Barnard wrote an interesting piece in Multichannel Merchant about how small parcel shippers are taking the brunt of USPS price increases. The USPS introduced shaped based postage back in May of 2007. In May of 2008, … Continue reading →

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